A THAI man is in a state of shock after his vehicle hit his 75-year-old mother as she waited to give alms to monks outside a temple in Udon Thani early this morning (July 11) killing her instantly, Amarin TV said. Upon being alerted of this accident a police team from Non Sung station,
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13 hurt as construction site frame collapses
A METAL frame at a building being built in Bangkok’s Minburi district collapsed at 7.55 p.m. this evening (July 6) injuring 13 people, Amarin TV and Phra Ram Radio Centre said. This construction site is in Soi Nimit Mai 6, Nimit Mai road, Min Buri subdistrict, with a team from Bang Chan Fire and
Read moreDrunk foreigner sleeping on Pattaya road hit by car
A SWEDISH man who was heavily intoxicated and fell asleep on the road in front of a Pattaya entertainment venue got hit on his head by a car that drove there to pick up a passenger in the wee hours of this morning (June 20), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Wuttinan Kongdee, an
Read more11 Indian students hurt as shuttle bus hits power pole
A SHUTTLE bus carrying Indian students from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) slammed into a power pole and a tree on Phahonyothin road at 11.08 a.m. today (June 2) injuring 11 passengers, two critically, Amarin TV said. There were approximately 45 people on the bus, including the students and their tour
Read moreSubway construction worker falls into deep hole
A CONSTRUCTION worker plunged down a 10-metre hole and then was covered with mud at around 1 p.m. today (May 19) with his fate unknown, Amarin TV said. The worker, who was part of a team building an underground rail line at Lan Luang road, Soi 6, was completely buried in mud. Ruamkatanyu Foundation
Read moreRama II road again: Construction cable falls on 2 vehicles but no injuries
ANOTHER construction accident occurred on Rama II road soon after midnight last night with a cable falling on a trailer truck and a pickup truck loaded with seafood from overhead construction stretch causing severe damage to both vehicles but no injuries, Naewna newspaper said today (May 6). The accident occurred near central Mahachai, Samut
Read moreVictim suffers ruptured liver in latest Rama II road accident
ANOTHER accident occurred on Rama II road this morning (Apr. 29) with chucks of concrete from a flyover to Samut Sakhon City falling on a pickup truck seriously injuring the driver who suffered a ruptured liver and is being transferred to a better-equipped hospital for an emergency operation, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV
Read more8 die as trailer-truck slams into SUV on Motorway
EIGHT people, including three children, died after a trailer-truck slammed into their SUV that was parked at a temporary rest stop on the Motorway late last night (Apr. 24) with another trailer-truck parked there also damaged, Naewna newspaper said this morning. At 10.35 p.m. On Nut Highway Police were alerted of this accident involving
Read moreRussian motorcyclist badly hurt in crash with sedan
A RUSSIAN man riding a motorcycle very fast down Pattaya Sai 3 road before dawn today (March 26) slammed into a sedan and got seriously injured, TV Channel 7 said. At 5.19 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phupha Hongyakul, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station, was informed of this accident in front of
Read moreTour bus overturns in Phuket injuring tourists
A TOUR BUS carrying 38 Russian tourists overturned after the brakes failed blocking Kamala-Patong road in Phuket late afternoon today (March 22) with all holidaymakers getting injured, Amarin TV said. At 5.10 p.m. Pol. Lt. Pimanat Dinkamin, deputy chief inspector at Kamala police station, was alerted of this accident and quickly rushed there together
Read moreMany injured as tour bus heading for Bangkok slams into power pole
ALL 36 Thai and foreign passengers travelling on a tour bus from Ranong province to Bangkok got injured after the vehicle slammed into a power pole in Phetchaburi before dawn today (March 14), Amarin TV said. At 3.54 a.m. Pol. Col. Thip Khengkhum, superintendent of Khao Yoi police station, led a team to inspect
Read morePhuket police chasing three foreigners in hit-and-run accident
PHUKET police are searching for three foreigners who hit a motorcycle driven by a Thai with a pickup truck and when questioned threatened the rider with a knife then drove off, Amarin TV said today (March 12). The accident occurred three days ago in front of Patong Hospital with Facebook user “Je Moi v+”
Read moreAt least 19 dead after bus plunges off mountain road; PM orders probe
By Agencies and published by CNA and Thai Rath PRIME Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered an investigation into a fatal bus accident in the central province of Prachin Buri that claimed the lives of at least 19 people today (Feb 26), local news outlet Khaosod reported. Latest report by Thai Rath newspaper said 30
Read more9 hurt as tourist bus falls off cliff in Phuket
A TOURIST BUS travelling on Phuket’s Karon-Patong road fell off a cliff today (Feb.1) injuring nine people including the driver, Naewna newspaper quote Facebook user Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, who identified himself as a news worker, as saying. The accident occurred at 12.30 p.m. when the medium-sized 32-seat bus lost control and plunged down the cliff.
Read moreMany tourists hurt as bus slams into SUV at toll booth near Pattaya
A BUS carrying 37 Russian tourists to Pattaya lost control and rear-ended a sport utility vehicle at Pong toll booth this evening (Jan. 2) leading to 27 of the holidaymakers being injured, Amarin TV said. The bus suddenly changed lanes and crashed into a Toyota Fortuner SUV causing severe damage to both vehicles. Local
Read moreOver 2,000 accidents on Rama II road in six years
AFTER yet another construction accident occurred on Rama II road before dawn today (Nov. 29) with a steel launching truss of an elevated road being built near Mahachai market in Samut Sakhon collapsing and killing five people and injuring 10 others, statistics show that there have been 2,244 accidents on this road over the past
Read moreForeigner high on marijuana steals, crashes cab
A FOREIGN man holidaying in Pattaya and high on marijuana stole a taxi and crashed it into a electricity pole before dawn today (Sep. 12), TV Channel 7 said. At around 4 a.m. Pol. Lt. Phuttarak Sonkhamhan, deputy chief for investigation at Pattaya City police station’s Dongtan sub-station, was alerted that a foreigner had
Read more2 Chinese tourists, foreign biker hurt in crash near Pattaya
TWO Chinese tourists heading for Pattaya were injured when their bus slammed into a six-wheel truck that had quickly changed lanes to avoid hitting a foreign motorcyclist who had swerved in front as they were all travelling on a Chonburi road late afternoon today (July 30), Amarin TV said this evening. At 4.30 p.m.
Read moreYoung man killed after being hit by truck while changing flat tyre
A YOUNG man changing a flat tyre of his pickup truck on Bang Na-Chonburi expressway inbound to Bangkok was hit and killed by a six-wheel truck at 10.20 a.m. this morning (July 21) and died on the spot, Amarin TV said. Pol. Col. Preecha Khemsiri, an investigator at Bang Pakong police station, Chacheongsao province,
Read moreMany hurt as trailer-truck slams into 10 vehicles at red light
A TRAILER-TRUCK running along a road in Chaiyaphum lost control after a sedan cut in front without giving a signal and slammed into 10 vehicles waiting at a red light on the other side injuring many people this afternoon (July 8), Naewna newspaper said. At 4.52 p.m. Pol. Lt. Col.Thitipat Khamransi, superintendent for investigation
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